PARIS – Belgian police have carried out an illegal lockdown of at least 25 people, including at least one foreign politician and several diplomats, at a central Brussels bar, according to local reports.
Officials in the Belgian capital on Friday night smashed the ground floor of a bar on the Rue des Pierce, describing it as alcohol, drugs and a “foot party in the air.” La Dernier Heuer (DH) reported with a source telling the outlet: “We stopped the gang bang!”
One revealer, a foreign member of the European Parliament (MEP) who remains anonymous after claiming his parliamentary rights, tried to escape through a window, but injured himself and was then confronted by a police escort who had just arrived. The reports contradict European Parliament rules, which state that members can be “investigated, detained or prosecuted” if found guilty of a crime.
According to D.H., All present were fined for gathering, which broke Belgian limits when met under the coronavirus safety law. According to local reports, the incident was reported to the Brussels Public Prosecutor’s Office, and it was decided to release the attendees without further charge. The mayor of Brussels, Philippe Klose, was also notified.
The Daily Beast did not receive any comment from Brussels police at the time of publication.
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